Richard Boucher
Richard Boucher
Richard A. Boucheris an American diplomat who was Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developmentfrom 2009 until 2013. He took up post on 5 November 2009. Prior to joining OECD, he was the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, a post he took up on February 21, 2006. The Bureau of South Asian Affairs was expanded to include the nations of Central Asia shortly before his confirmation...
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We think such a position conveys on him certain responsibilities -- to exercise restraint where he has influence to prevent any further escalatory violence,
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It's long been our position that cooperation between members of the Colombian armed forces and the paramilitary groups is unacceptable, and we welcome this decision by the courts,
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It's a matter that many governments have taken strong positions on. There's been a reaction in the region, been a lot of threats made by some of the militant groups.
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We've always opposed unilateral attempts to try to decide these issues. And that position hasn't changed.
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What this does is it brings a common view, a unified message, a unified position of the United States and Europe,
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What we're trying to do now is get the parameters accepted in a way where the reservations are reconcilable and, therefore, we know that both sides are in a position to negotiate seriously.
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I know what you're referring to. I'm just not in a position to comment on it in any way on the reports that came out today.
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We will work with our allies to re-energize the sanctions. Obviously, military force always remains an option for the United States.
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We understand that conceding to terrorists will only endanger all members of the multinational force as well as other countries who are contributing to Iraqi reconstruction and humanitarian assistance.
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We understand Japan plans to bring him there for medical treatment. Once he is there, he falls under Japanese-U.S. status policy. We intend to request custody when we have legal opportunity to do so.
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we felt that there were indeed concerns ... our posts in the region, and this region including Yemen, have been on a high state of alert for a long time since the Africa bombings,and in connection with recent events we have asked posts to look very closely at their security procedures.
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We expect that the agency will fully investigate the matter and keep the board of governors fully informed. It is important that all such activity be investigated.
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We don't think that linking our obligations and payments to the United Nations to the outcome of that particular vote is a good idea.
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We certainly hope that with all those things in place and the new attitude being expressed in Ukraine, as well as the new attention that's being focused by the whole world on Ukraine, that this round can truly reflect what the Ukrainian people want, and that the results will reflect what the Ukrainian people decide.